UI Designer

Jive Software is the leading provider of modern communication and collaboration solutions for business. Our products empower people and organizations to work better together, using technology that adapts to their way – not the other way. The world's best companies depend on Jive to unleash the ideas and impact of their employees, partners and customers.

• Work closely with all members of the PS organization (Practice Leads, Project Managers, Engineers & QA) throughout all phases of the project lifecycle to ensure a quality deliverable
• Work closely with the customer to implement their community vision
• Translate client design assets into elegant, clean, and cross-browser compatible HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• Mentor other members of the team in the art of CSS, JavaScript, and browser compatibility

ABOUT YOU

• You love working directly with customers
• You are equally as passionate about user experience as interface design
• You work well in a fast-paced environment and thrive on creative problem-solving
• You keep up with the latest web design trends, technologies, techniques, and patterns You have a favorite font (our guess is it's not Comic Sans)
• You can't help critiquing bad design, whether it's a website or a billboard, a commercial or a box
• You know the power of white space
• You are a jQuery wizard
• You possess Yoda-like knowledge of CSS and HTML and can hand-code your way out of the nastiest problems. People seek you out to help them untangle their HTML/CSS issues.
• You are highly standards-aware, even to a fault
• You can't wait to show us your amazing portfolio

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Solid background creating web applications and web sites
• Strong JavaScript/jQuery experience, bonus points for AJAX
• A love of designing user interfaces and developing amazing web experiences
• Self-motivated; you don't require supervision and can set your own priorities
• Open to a variety of techniques to solve problems and design cross-platform solutions
• Server-side Java experience or similar technologies (PHP, ASP) a plus
• Experience with closure templates like Soy is preferred

Portfolio required

CULTURAL ATTRIBUTES

• Communicator: You possess strong communication skills and enjoy working with customers.
• Team-Oriented: You are capable of embracing the ideas of others (even if they conflict with your own) for the sake of the company and client.
• Driven: You are a driven team player, collaborator, and relationship builder whose infectious can-do attitude inspires others and encourages great performance in a fast-moving environment.
• Entrepreneurial: You thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and you’re excited by the chance to play a large role.
• Passionate: You must be passionate about online collaboration and ensuring our clients are successful; we love seeing hunger and ambition.
• Self-motivated: You can work with a minimum of supervision and be capable of strategically prioritizing multiple tasks in a proactive manner.